St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-16

vote the Republican ticket, and no more
than one-tenth of the blacks vote the
Democratic ticket; yet the state is al
ways safely and surely Democratic.
They go through the forms of election
down there but as soon as the Demo-
cratic conventions are over the polls are
closed. Sometimes
THERE Is DIFFICULTY
in getting Democrats to falsify the re-
turns. That was the case when the
speaker was elected in 1880. When
the Democrats down there get frus-
trated in this way they sometimes re-
sort to violence. If such were not the
case Mississippi Republicans would oc-
to congress. The coiored peo-
pie down there are preiudiced
on account of color. Laughter The
principal reason why these frauds are
perpetrated is because the general sen
timent of the country tolerates them.
People down there say: Lynch, we
are willing to let you live here and earn
money, but don't bother with politics;
that's our business" Until the people
of the North get their eyes opened these
things will continue in the South. A
change of sentiment must take place in
IL.
ing its time, which is not far
remedy was to reduce the Re-
presentation of the Southern states.
In Mississippi seven congressman are
allowed to represent it. Why not re-
duce it to three? Then if the colOred
men could not be represented, they
would have the satisfaction of knowing
that the vote was not going to the en-
envy. The congressman represent the
cOlOred men who are virtually disfran-
chised. The question as to whether
congress could illegally take such ac-
ton he thought impossible. Mississippi,
he said, lis as strong for protection as
New York. So with Alabama" The
speaker accused President Cleveland of
violating his civil service professions in
his appointments in the South. Hon.
c. S. NOyeS, of Boston, speaker of the
house of representatives of MasSachu-
sets. was the next speaker. He COM
mended the address of Mr.. Lynch. He
considered the tariff Of small Importance
compared to
THE QUESTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
the question of the South. ''Mr. Cleve-
land" he continued, ''has thrown a
gauntlet into the arena that the Repub-
licans will quickly take up. The presi-
dent issued a proclamation that had in
it a platform of party. and a citizen
across the water criticized i. 1T
cheeringl, and it spread over tn
giving it many readers where it GU
only have had one. We are not hG. ;
continued, "to designate a cGndida,,."
but he thought that events had deSigna-
ted who the next candidates will be.
1CheerSl A letter from John S. Wise,
of Virginia, was read. He did not
speak hopefully of Virginia'S Repub-
lican vote. He thought the only clubs
that would be of use there were hickory
clubs. Hon. John Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania, who next spoke, dwelt princi-
pally on the tariff. He attributed the
surplus and many other ills to
the internal revenue. Pennsylvania,
lie said. is as able TO bear revenue or
tariff as any other state, but she stood
up for the labor and money invested
throughout the country. If the chin
neyS of the factories of the land be
banked by an abolition of the tariff
where will the capital and labor go?
The chairman announced that to-mOr
row there will be meeting in CHECKER
ing hall at which Col. Atkins, of Michi
gan; Gen. Nathan Golf. of West Vir-
ginia; Mr.. Sypher, of Louisiana, and
others will speak.